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The phrase “women get things done,” has never been so applicable. Women have dominated the discourse this week, and EMILY’s List has been in the forefront of many of the exciting things that have been happening. ICYMI, here’s what we’re talking about:

It’s only weeks into the new year and EMILY’s List Political Opportunity Program is already hard at work continuing to build our pipeline of pro-choice Democratic women. POP held a Northern Virginia training last week leaving those who attended ready to run and ready to win. 

Cross-posted from The Huffington Post

In 1973, two really interesting things happened. On January 22, the landmark Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade ruled that a woman's right to an abortion was protected under Constitutional privacy laws. And on March 18, I was born.

Alicia Keys' "Girl on Fire" was on loop today during EMILY's List 2013 Inauguration Brunch. Go ahead and push play on the video while you read this recap. It'll help get you fired up. I'll wait...
      
       

2012 was an historic year all around. And we have the amazing members of our EMILY’s List community to thank. Records were broken, glass ceilings cracked, and none of it would have been possible without YOU. If you haven’t already, renew your EMILY’s List membership today!  And if you’re already a 2013 member, invite three of your friends to join our ranks. With your continued support and hard work we can make history again, TOGETHER.

From the Capitol building to the corporate board room, people are buzzing about the need for increased gender diversity. And new findings from researcher Mariam Schwartz-Ziv tell us just why that is. 

The swearing in parties are over, and now it’s time for Congress to get to work.
 
Here are some examples of the 131 bills that were introduced in the first hours of the 113th Congress:
 

John Boehner was re-elected Speaker of the House this week and the question on everyone’s mind: Why? The 112^th Congress is going down in history as the least productive Congress on record, and it receives this distinction with the generous help of none other than the House Republican leadership.

Yesterday, the 113th Congress was sworn into office, including 16 new EMILY’s List women to the House and 9 EMILY’s List women to the Senate. With a record number of women entering both chambers and the incoming freshman class being the most diverse in history, there was a lot to celebrate. So we did!

Yesterday the 113th Congress was sworn into office, including 16 new EMILY’s List women to the House and 9 EMILY’s List women to the Senate – and of course, Maggie Hassan, the only female Democratic governor in the entire country. What a way to kick off the new year: a new batch of pro-choice Democratic women in Congress who will continue fighting for women and families and holding Republicans accountable. We’re so proud of the accomplishments of these women, the leadership they’ll bring to office and all the progress they’ll achieve.